I was doing some strimming and didn’t realise I’d cut hogweed, being me, and in the summer, I had a skirt on, it was hot, my legs came up in blisters hurt like hell.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I was doing some strimming and didn’t realise I’d cut hogweed, being me, and in the summer, I had a skirt on, it was hot, my legs came up in blisters hurt like hell.
The sap of many plants, when ‘sprayed’ onto bare skin such as when strimming, can increase photosensitivity and cause blistering in strong sunlight.
Please folks, as well as protecting your eyes when mowing or strimming, always wear sturdy clothing that covers your skin. Most equipment comes with safety advice … it’s there for a reason 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
thanks for the photos @Silver surfer. I don't think I have ever seen the giant one here. Plenty of other invasive stuff though. I was wandering why so many of the truly invasive plants have hollow stems like bamboos, knotweeds, hogweeds ...
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.